By creating a new membership class for integrators and distributors, the Foundation hopes to help head off some OPC compatibility problems.
Users will benefit from new features in CIP Safety for process and wireless applications, and from the ability to integrate Modbus serial devices with CIP Networks, the ODVA says.
SAP’s Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence technology for shop floor-to-top floor connection is gaining more visibility, as evidenced at this week’s SAP Sapphire customer conference.
The approach would enable systems of low-power embedded devices to be connected and managed seamlessly under the IP umbrella regardless of the type of physical links on which they are connected.
Following a strong year in 2007, ABB sees convergence of power and control as a key technology and business trend for the company going forward.
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